1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
LA Festivals(7th grade-LA History)
Greek Mythology(8th grade-English)
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
gathering information to answer a question or describe a topis you find interesting
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
Greek Mythology- I did not reasearch as much information as i should have, so i ended up getting a bad grade. This was a negative experience.
2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I had trouble finding a topic, so it took me a very long time to research with out a great outcome. 3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. Topic: Eiffel Tour
2. Why you chose it: I find this topic very intersting.
3. What you already know about your topic:The tour is located in Paris. 4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
Who built the Eiffel Tour?
What year was it built?
What was the purpose of building it?
How tall is the eiffel tour?
How is the eiffel tour used today, and how was it used then?
How long did it take to build?
Why is the eiffel tour so important to France?
Why has it become so famouse?
5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
I actually found it very hard to find a fat questiion for my topic. Not because it's a hard topic, but because all the question that I came up with could be answerd with simple facts. ----
Grace: I am concerned about the "fatness" of this topic. Let me know how your research goes.
Mrs D 6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)
1. What have I learned today?
Today I learned that the Eiffel Tour:
took 2 years to built
was built by a man named Gustave Eiffel
was built for the international exhibition of france
was parachuted off of in 1984
was climed by an mountaineer in 1954
had a bicycle ridden down from the 1st level in1923
2. What problems have I had?
So far I have not had any problems in my reaseach.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
I will continue to reasearch my topic and try and answer as many of my questions as I can.
7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)
1. What have I learned today?
Today I learned the Eiffel Tour:
is visited by nearly 6million people a year
Eiffel used spretial techniques to make sure the Eiffel Tour didnt fall over
the idea of of a 1000 foot iron tour was not new, American engineer had designed one in Philadelphia, but never actually built it
2. What problems have I had?
I was scared that I was running out of questions for this topic, but the more I research, the more questions I come up with
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
The next the thing I was do is continue to research.
8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)
1. What have I learned today?
Today I learned:
Eiffel did not actualy design the tour, 2 engineers at his construction company did by the names of Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koeclin
the tour was more than a monument it is a symbol of france
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
Wiki Entries
1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I had trouble finding a topic, so it took me a very long time to research with out a great outcome.
3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. Topic: Eiffel Tour
2. Why you chose it: I find this topic very intersting.
3. What you already know about your topic:The tour is located in Paris.
4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
- I actually found it very hard to find a fat questiion for my topic. Not because it's a hard topic, but because all the question that I came up with could be answerd with simple facts. ----
Grace: I am concerned about the "fatness" of this topic. Let me know how your research goes.Mrs D
6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)
1. What have I learned today?
- Today I learned that the Eiffel Tour:
took 2 years to builtwas built by a man named Gustave Eiffel
was built for the international exhibition of france
was parachuted off of in 1984
was climed by an mountaineer in 1954
had a bicycle ridden down from the 1st level in1923
2. What problems have I had?
- So far I have not had any problems in my reaseach.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?4. What will I do next?
7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)
1. What have I learned today?
- Today I learned the Eiffel Tour:
is visited by nearly 6million people a yearEiffel used spretial techniques to make sure the Eiffel Tour didnt fall over
the idea of of a 1000 foot iron tour was not new, American engineer had designed one in Philadelphia, but never actually built it
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)
1. What have I learned today?
- Today I learned:
Eiffel did not actualy design the tour, 2 engineers at his construction company did by the names of Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koeclinthe tour was more than a monument it is a symbol of france
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?